Global Patent Index - EP 3108777 A1

EP 3108777 A1 20161228 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COFFEE MACHINE DISPENSING CYCLE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COFFEE MACHINE DISPENSING CYCLE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES KAFFEEMASCHINENAUSGABEZYKLUS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR COMMANDER UN CYCLE DE DISTRIBUTION DE MACHINE À CAFÉ

Publication

EP 3108777 A1 20161228 (EN)

Application

EP 16175650 A 20160622

Priority

IT UB20151584 A 20150623

Abstract (en)

In the method for controlling a dispensing cycle of a coffee machine (1), wherein the dispensing cycle comprises a pre-infusion step and an infusion step, in a temporal sequence, said pre-infusion step comprising a first part, wherein a flow of steeping water is supplied to a dose of ground coffee (9), and a second part, wherein the flow of steeping water is interrupted so as to enable uniform absorption of the pre-infusion water by the steeped dose of ground coffee (9), the infusion step comprising a flow of infusion water supplied to the previously steeped dose of ground coffee (9), the coffee machine (1) in a dispensing cycle automatically detects data representative of the amount constituting the dose of ground coffee (9) and/or the amount of infusion water dispensed and automatically sets the pre-infusion step for a subsequent dispensing cycle by means of an algorithm for processing the data.

IPC 8 full level

A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47J 31/002 (2013.01 - EP); A47J 31/52 (2013.01 - EP US); A47J 31/525 (2018.07 - EP US); A47J 31/5255 (2018.07 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3108777 A1 20161228; EP 3108777 B1 20191127; ES 2774908 T3 20200723; PL 3108777 T3 20200810; PT 3108777 T 20200305

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16175650 A 20160622; ES 16175650 T 20160622; PL 16175650 T 20160622; PT 16175650 T 20160622